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Jobs for the boys

Jobs for the boys
05/14/2012 | Africa
The despair over unemployment that sparked the Arab Spring continues to dog graduates in the region. David Matthews reports from a British Council conference in Morocco that aimed to find solutions After police stopped Mohammed Bouazizi from selling fruit and vegetables because he lacked the...

Rabat Salafists assault woman over dress

Rabat Salafists assault woman over dress
05/12/2012 | Human Rights
An Islamist attack on a young woman in the Moroccan capital is raising concerns about civil liberties. Witnesses told Magharebia the girl was stoned and beaten because she was wearing clothes that were too revealing in the eyes of the assailants.Intense debate on personal freedoms renewed recently...

The Morocco-Niger Joint Commission advocates upgrading the strategic cooperation partnerhip between the two countries

The Morocco-Niger Joint Commission advocates upgrading the strategic cooperation partnerhip between the two countries
05/04/2012 | Business
The Joint Communiqué of the Third Session of the Joint Commission between Morocco and Niger which took place Thursday in Niamey, advocated upgrading the level of strategic partnership of cooperation between the two countries. During construction of the joint commission, chaired by Minister of...

Cambridge in Morocco: Perspectives on North African and Islamic Studies 16 - 20 April 2012

Cambridge in Morocco: Perspectives on North African and Islamic Studies 16 - 20 April 2012
04/11/2012 | Culture
For the first time in Morocco, and in partnership with Cambridge University, the Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal Centre for Islamic Studies, University Hassan II, University Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah, the Mohamed V University and the Association of Moroccan friendship Columbia (British Moroccan...

CNDH President Calls For Updating Human Rights Education In Arab World

CNDH President Calls For Updating Human Rights Education In Arab World
04/06/2012 | Human Rights
President of the National Council for Human Rights (CNDH) Driss El Yazami stressed, on Thursday in Rabat, the need for updating human rights education in the Arab world with a view to consolidating the achievements and meeting the challenges of democracy promotion. President of the National...

Stepping Back from the Brink.

Stepping Back from the Brink.
04/02/2012 | Editorial
Last week saw jewish children being shot without pity by a Frenchman of Algerian origin, Mohamed Merah. President Sarkozy likened the effect on France as being akin to 9/11 in America, perhaps an overstatement.The arrest of 19 young suspected islamist terrorists quickly followed.The full ugliness...

Morocco: Girl’s Death Highlights Flawed Laws

Morocco: Girl’s Death Highlights Flawed Laws
03/26/2012 | Human Rights
Morocco should enact a meaningful law on domestic violence and repeal the penal code provision that in practice has allowed men accused of raping or having sex with minors to avoid prosecution if they wed their victims. A 16-year-old girl apparently took her life on March 10, 2012, after entering a...

Liberté :Western Sahara- Is there a Third Way ?

Liberté :Western Sahara- Is there a Third Way ?
03/14/2012 | Sahel
The Algerian daily Liberté, echoing a statement by the Polisario representative to the UN Ahmed Bukhari, said that the UN hosted discussions on the Western Sahara between Morocco and the Polisario at Manhasset (a suburb of New York) were influenced by the new developments on the revitalisation of...

Positive statements from all sides on AMU

Positive statements from all sides on AMU
02/19/2012 | Maghreb
President of the Republic Abdelaziz Bouteflika said on the occasion of celebrating the 23rd anniversary of the creation of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) on Saturday that that "the achievement of Maghreb unity in the time regional and international blocks is a vital and pressing imperative." In a...

30th session of foreign ministers of the AMU: Medelci in Morocco on Friday.

30th session of foreign ministers of the AMU: Medelci in Morocco on Friday.
02/17/2012 | News
The Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci will travel on Friday to Morocco to lead a large delegation attending the proceedings of the 30th session of foreign ministers of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) on Saturday in the Moroccan capital Rabat, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement, reports APS. This...

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